Background
George John Bennett was born on 5 May 1863 in Andover, Hampshire.
George John Bennett was born on 5 May 1863 in Andover, Hampshire.
He studied at the Royal Academy of Music under Georgia
Macfarren and C. Steggall, and also abroad, in Berlin under H. Barth (piano) and F. Kiel (composition) as well as in Munich (1885-1887) under H. Bussmeyer (piano) and Josef Rheinberger (composition). Organist of:
Saint John"s Church, Pimlico
Lincoln Cathedral (1895–1930).